"Chase the Pain" Technique

By Tania A Prince

Chase the Pain is a precision EFT Technique.

There are several stages to it.

Stages in Chase the Pain

Assessment of the problem
Identify what needs to happen to constitute a result
Tapping on the quality of the symptoms
Re-assessment
Tapping on the new quality of the symptoms
Continue until you get the desired result

1. Assessment of the problem

The best way to do this is to ask, how do you know you have this problem? What you are looking for is a description of the quality of the pain/ problem, such as, “a sharp pain under my left shoulder blade”. The more precise you are in your description, generally the better the results, although it is not unknown to people to be relatively global and still for it to work! A more global description of the above problem would be to say, “This shoulder pain”. Pains and sensations can have many qualities, such as they can feel, cold or hot, tight, stretched, stabbing, throbbing etc. It is best practice to use the words supplied by the client or if you are working on yourself, to use the words that are natural for you. Avoid trying to use unfamiliar words for example some people try to put it into “medical speak”, it is not necessary and does not help you achieve results.

At this point you need to identify what the person needs to do to have this problem. For example, they may have no pain if their arm is still and down by their side. The pain may only occur if they move their arm to a specific position. It is very useful to ask the person to move until they feel the onset of the problem, making sure you advise them to take care of themselves and only take it to the point of it starting. Avoid plunging the person into painJ Some people are very keen and go for it, it is not advisable, so preempt it by instructing the client what you want them to do before you ask them to do it.

2. Identify what needs to happen to constitute a result

At this point you need to identify;

Is this a constant problem? For example the pain may fluctuate and disappear periodically, and if this is the case the fact it might disappear during the EFT may not really prove that the problem has gone. In this type of case you would need to know, “how long would you need that problem to no longer be there for you to know the problem has gone?”

3. Tapping on the quality of the symptoms

Using the descriptive terms that describe the quality of the problem you now tap a round of EFT.

For example:

Karate Point: “Even though I have a sharp pain under my left shoulder blade I completely and totally accept me anyway”
etc

4. Re-assessment

Now ask, “What are you aware of Now?”

Often the sensation or quality of the problem will change. For example a “sharp pain under the left shoulder” may become a “throbbing ache under the left shoulder”.

“And the intensity of that is?”

5. Tapping on the new quality of the symptoms

Using the new words supplied by the client (or yourself if you are doing self therapy) do another round of EFT.

Karate Point: “Even though now I have a throbbing ache under the left shoulder I completely and totally accept me anyway”
Etc

6. Continue until you get the desired result

Sometimes it is easy to know that you have the result, for example if a pain that is there constantly is no longer there it shows something dramatic is different. However if the pain is one that can come and go, it is worthwhile now to point out that something is different and for the client now to get feedback in the external world.

Chasing the Pain is a very beautiful approach that can often get dramatic results.

All the best,

Tania

Tania A Prince
EFT Master
NLP Trainer
AAMET Trainer
www.eft-courses.co.uk